largest international network of hundreds of pro-life and pro-family NGOs from over 80 countries of the world, The Howard Center is officially accredited at the United Nations Economic & Social Council WorldCongress.org All-

Russian Charity Program “Sanctity of Motherhood” is one of the largest endeavors in

Russia aimed at eliminating abortions, establishing the network of crisis pregnancy centers. It is run by the St. Andrew the First Called Apostle Foundation. Sm.cnsr.ru Saint Vasil the Great Charity Foundation is one of the largest private charity foundations in Russia with over USD 40 mln budget in 2012. Projects: Oblast Dobra Charity Program aimed at improving socio-demographic situation in Russian regions, Gymnasium, helping orphans. RusCharity.ru

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Egoism

Hedonism

Drugs

Alcoholism

Education

Low Performance

Economy

Demographic Winter

Decreasing population leads to economic crisis: current financial difficulties began in the US housing market due to the fact that baby boomers generation retired and no one could replace them

FAMILY

Family is Central to

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ll Major Problems of Modern Humankind

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Politics

Welfare State

Religion

Loss of Faith

Crime

Violence

Suicide

Euthanasia

Main underlying reason for the break up of the Family and Demographic Winter is loss of faith Weakening of the Natural Family leads to loss of self-confidence and real citizenship and increased reliance on the welfare state Data shows that children have much higher chances of committing suicide if they grow in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers Statistics demonstrate that teenagers have much higher crime rates and chances to go to jail if they grow in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers Drugs and alcohol abuse rates are much higher among adolescents who live in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers Evidence proves that children have much poorer performance if they grow in broken families, without fathers and with working mothers Atomized Ego and its selfish and hedonistic interests are central to the modern consumer society ideology that leads to destruction of the Natural Family

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Strengthening Family is key to overcome Demographic Winter

Political & religious leaders on importance of the Natural Family and Demographic problems

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Without exaggeration, the central problem of contemporary Russia is demography, strengthening the family, increasing the birth rate

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Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation

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We must once again make motherhood prestigious and honorable, surround the family and children with care of the whole society, to ensure that spending money on a child is natural, while on expensive unnecessary things - shameful. All of this will heal the mentality of people and increase its numbers

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Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill

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In order to change the situation with the

demography in Russia, it is enough for

every child conceived to be born. Then the whole issue will just disappear

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Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov Head of the Patriarch`s Commission on the family and protection of motherhood and childhood

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... We use to say:" Russia's demographic crisis. "Help! Yes, it is necessary to populate this area, it is necessary to protect it ... If we do nothing, it will collapse on its own. Do you think that this is a problem only for Russia? Not at all. "

Vladimir Yakunin St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation

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The purpose of the Oblast Dobra Charity Program is to show an example on the level of a region how an investment in morality can improve not only the demographics, but also directly the economy of the region. The success of the Program will allow solutions and technologies to be used all over Russia

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Konstantin Malofeev St. Basil the Great Charity Foundation

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According to official statistics, every year more than a million women have abortions in Russia. If 20% change their mind? 200 000 lives saved! It is worth fighting. But the number of unrecorded abortions are much larger and difficult to assess